Pirate's Cove

I mean it could be due to the high crime rate, but, no, it’s because the citizens of Fresno drive fossil fueled vehicles and live a modern life

Nearly half of Fresno residents will flee due to climate risks, report predicts

A new risk report from a private firm predicts a large exodus of residents from Fresno County as the effects of climate change exacerbate the region’s issues and costs of living in the next three decades.

The risk-assessing firm, First Street, calculated 45.8% of Fresno County residents would abandon the county by 2055 because of rising insurance rates and decreasing land values.

The report also projected a nearly 15% impact on costs in the region as home values decrease and the cost to insure them rise.

Fresno topped the list of the areas effected most above Sacramento County and a couple of counties in New Jersey.

Oh, First Street again. The uber-high end climafearmongering group which rose to prominence for their uber-high end climafearmongering, which makes the Credentialed Media very happy.

Climate report comes with one notable caveat

Experts in the San Joaquin Valley who spoke with The Bee expressed skepticism of the report’s bold assessment of Fresno County.

While climate change would be expected to lead to displacement of residents, predicting the magnitude gets shaky because it includes so many factors, according to Naomi Bick, a Fresno State professor who studies climate change and urban politics.

In other words, it was written to be scary.